Local roundup: Results from Sept. 18
The Lehighton golf team slipped past Lourdes on Wednesday. Tamaqua and Northwestern also carded wins in golf action.
GOLF
Lehighton-Lourdes Regional
Lehighton edged Lourdes 397-399 in a Schuylkill League match.
The Indians’ Jack Lorenz collected medalist honors with a 78.
Lehighton 397, Lourdes 399
LEHIGHTON
Jack Lorenz 78, Aaron Miller 99, Grant Shaeffer 109, Kyle Nahf 111.
LOURDES
Damen Milewski 91, Caleb Williams 97, Adam Sandri 97.
Played at Indian Hills.
Jim Thorpe-Tamaqua
Tamaqua topped Jim Thorpe 415-457 Schuylkill League victory.
The Blue Raiders’ Brady Miller led all golfers with a 100.
Ed Weaver carded an Olympians’ low of 105.
Tamaqua 415, Jim Thorpe 457
TAMAQUA
Brady Miller 100, Megan Schoener 104, Nick Behr 105, Cole Ackerman 106.
JIM THORPE
Ed Weaver 105, Blaise Wainwright 116, Connor Rodgers 117, Mark Domsk 119.
Played at Mountain Valley.
Northwestern-Pen Argy
Northwestern knocked off Pen Argyl for a 522-999 Colonial League victory.
Landen Rex led the Tigers with a team low of 84.
The Green Knights’ Jonatan Dario posted medalist honors with a score of 72.
Northwestern 522, Pen Argyl 999 *
NORTHWESTERN
Landen Rex 84, Nate Knerr 102, Dan Jackson 104, Ryan Kensivson 104, Eli Belicker 114.
PEN ARGYL
Jonathan Dario 72, Conner Custer 86, Gavin Pritchard 82, Dylan Richardson 92.
*Pen Argyl didn’t yield enough golfers to score a complete round.
Weatherly-Schuylkill Haven
Schuylkill Haven defeated Weatherly for a 354-403 Schuylkill League victory.
The Hurricanes’ Albe Evans carded a medalist score of 69.
Ashton Gerhard shot a Wreckers’ low of 92.
Schuylkill Haven 354, Weatherly 403
WEATHERLY
Ashton Gerhard 92, Ben Ramirez 99, Owen Broskoskie 105, Ethan Broskoskie 107.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Albe Evans 69, Damyen Miller 91, Brendan Welsh-Lowe 96, Jarett Felty 98.
Played at Schuylkill Country Club.
CROSS COUNTRY
Tamaqua-North Schuylkill-
Minersville-Tri-Valley
The Tamaqua boy posted a sweep in a Schuylkill League quad meet at Tri-Valley.
The Raiders went 2-1, with wins over the host Bulldogs (22-33) and Minersville (15-50), while dropping a close one to North Schuylkill (25-20).
Brandon Fogarty led the Blue Raiders with a second-place finish, while Tait Ehris (fifth), Charles Kabana (sixth), Chris Osenbach (seventh) and Alek Humes (eighth) followed with top-10 performances.
Grace Stegermerten paced the Lady Raiders with a third-place finish, while Frances Kabana (fifth), Brianna Dumond (seventh) and Makenna Carroll (10th) also grabbed top-10 finishes.
GIRLS
North Schuylkill 25, Tamaqua 30
Tamaqua 23, Tri-Valley 32
Tamaqua 15, Minersville 50
1. Cori McCormick (NS) 18:42, 2. Ryley Schwalm (NS) 20:05, 3. Grace Stegemerten (T) 20:45, 4. Samantha Masser (TV), 5. Frances Kabana (T), 6. Katie McCormick (NS), 7. Brianna Dumond (T), 8. Paige Mitchell (TV), 9. Brooke Adams (TV), 10. Makenna Carroll (T), 11. Abby Kuzio (NS), 12. Jiayi Gong (NS), 13. Lattie Mateyak (T), 14. Nerida Risso (TV), 15. Kaylei Wentz (M).
BOYS
Tamaqua 19, Minersville 38
Tamaqua 24, North Schuylkill 33
Tamaqua 15, Tri-Valley 50
1. Jack Flynn (NS) 17:34, 2. Brandon Fogarty (T) 18:22, 3. Justin Williams (NS) 19:00, 4. Landon Boyle (M), 5. Tait Ehris (T), 6. Charles Kabana (T), 7. Chris Osenbach (T), 8. Alek Humes (T), 9. Mason Houser (M), 10. Dam (TV), 11. Alex Kurtek (M), 12. Devin Griyer (NS), 13. Matt (TV), 14. Jake Bursess (M), 15. Louis Torres (NS).
FIELD HOCKEY
Northern Lehigh-Southern Lehigh
Southern Lehigh blanked Northern Lehigh 5-0 in Colonial League action.
Mackenzie Reese paced the Spartans with two goals and two assists, while Bri Stock recorded a goal and an assist.
Bulldogs’ keeper Kendall Heiney finished with seven saves.
GIRLS SOCCER
Whitehall-Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley shut down Whitehall for a 2-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.
Teah Cardoza and Larissa Mulligan each had a goal and an assist for the Bears. Samantha Merklin grabbed 10 saves to secure the shutout.
Pleasant improved to 7-1-2 overall (6-1-1 EPC), while Whitehall slips to 4-4 (4-4).
Jim Thorpe-North Schuylkill
Four goals from Lydia Wallace and a hat trick from Lauren LeKites lifted Jim Thorpe to an 8-1 Schuylkill League win over North Schuylkill.
Riley Rushatz also scored for the Olympians (5-3-1), while Wallace, LeKites Heidi Washel, Katrin Cavanaugh and Kate Bos tallied assists.
Bos and Aurora VanAuken combined to make four saves, as Thorpe held a 26-4 edge in shots on goal.
Pottsville-Tamaqua
Pottsville scored in both halves to post a 2-0 Schuylkill League victory over Pottsville.
Olivia Hernandez netted a first-half goal for the Tide, while Annie Moran added an insurance score after the intermission. Ava Cesari secured the shutout with nine saves.
Baylee Reinhardt made 12 saves for the Raiders.
BOYS SOCCER
Whitehall-Pleasant Valley
Whitehall edged Pleasant Valley 1-0 in an Eastern Pennsylvanian Conference match.
The Zephyrs’ went ahead on an own goal in the first half and held a 23-4 edge in shots on goal.
Bears’ goalie Chris Price made 18 saves.
GIRLS TENNIS
Tamaqua-Pottsville
Pottsville swept Tamaqua 5-0.
Ayva Strauss, Samara Major and Bridget Kane all posted wins in singles’ play for the Tide.
Pottsville 5, Tamaqua 0
SINGLES
Ayva Stauss (P) def. Jocelyn Rega 6-0, 6-0; Samara Major (P) def. Anjelika Bollentino 6-1, 6-0; Bridget Kane (P) def. Nami Choi 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES
Marlaina Ritshel/Kaylee Becker (P) def. Sabrina Pratt/Megan Oswald 6-4, 6-3; Shannon Strickland/Katie Brennar (P) def. Leah Turner/Lesile Antonino 6-3, 6-0.
VOLLEYBALL
Pleasant Valley-Dieruff
Pleasant Valley came away with a 25-21, 25-9, 25-14 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Dieruff.
Cameron Caffrey sparked the Bears with 14 assists, 12 digs, four kills and two blocks, while Deslyn Beade added 14 digs and one kill.
Ariana Thourot (four assists, four digs), Andrea Crilley (six kills, two assists) and Lexi Burgos (nine kills, one dig) also chipped in for PV (6-2-2 overall; 5-2 EPC).
JR. HIGH BASKETBALL
Weatherly-Panther Valley
Panther Valley defeated Weatherly, 29-18.
The Panthers’ Maddison Maynard finished with a game-high 14 points.
Bethany Houser led the Wreckers with 12 points